Check out this fantastic new SmartLab video from East Troy Community School District (WI). We partnered with East Troy to launch SmartLab programs in Prairie View Elementary and East Troy Middle School last year and a new program at Little Prairie Elementary (K-2) is coming soon!. The programs are obviously generating a ton excitement in the school community!

Operation Breakthrough serves at-risk youth in downtown Kansas City, MO. Their mission is “to provide a safe, loving and educational environment for children in poverty and to empower their families through advocacy, emergency aid and education”.

Congratulations to James Hart School (Homewood, IL) on their official SmartLab ribbon cutting! Over 100 community members attended the celebration where students provided a program orientation and demonstrated their work.

The James Hart SmartLab was installed this summer and supports STEM and communication media arts programs for grades 6-8.

MidAmerica Industrial Park (MAIP) in Pryor Oklahoma has joined a growing list of corporate and private foundations providing funding for SmartLabs in their local schools.

MAIP is the largest industrial park in the state of Oklahoma and is home to more than 80 companies - from small manufacturing and service enterprises to global leaders like Google.

MAIP has committed $1.2 million to fund STEM labs in five local school districts. "Our goal is to create a pipeline of highly trained workers who possess the skills, attitude and characteristics needed by our employers, said Dave Stewart, Chief Administrative Officer for MAIP.